Contract Senior/Principal Civil Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; Stockport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Contract Senior/Principal Infrastructure Engineer for their Manchester office. This role involves overseeing drainage and development infrastructure projects, managing responsibilities such as design, client engagement, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements. Ideal candidates will have experience in highway design, drainage strategies, and be nearing Chartership or equivalent in the construction field.

Qualifications

• Experience in key infrastructure planning and delivery within development.
• Understanding of design codes like Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance.
• Near Chartership or equivalent commercial experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide design support and manage multidisciplinary projects.
• Engage with stakeholders and clients for project delivery.
• Ensure compliance with budget and technical standards.

Skills

Highway design

Drainage strategy

Flood risk assessment

Utility design

Communication skills

Education

Postgraduate or equivalent level experience

Tools

InfoDrainage

Civils 3D

Job description

We are recruiting for a Contract Senior/Principal Infrastructure Engineer to join our clients Manchester office on a fulltime basis. The role is within a team of team of drainage and development infrastructure specialists.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop and grow your career in the development team. If you are looking for a new role that supports you whilst you are leading a team of engineers, then this is for you!

The role:

• Providing day to day support in the delivery of concept studies / strategies with hands on design, leading to planning applications, technical approval submissions and construction drawing issue
• Contributing to all types of Development projects across all sectors and clients
• Being active on several varied multi-disciplinary project/client accounts at any given time.
• You will be supported by a team of experienced and developing technical staff of various grades, to whom you will be expected to provide guidance and support as appropriate
• Involvement in high profile client engagement, stakeholder management, design team liaison (both internal and with other external multidisciplinary professionals) and project management
• Being responsible, or actively engaged depending on experience, for ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.

What you need to succeed:

• Knowledge of, and experience in highway design, drainage strategy and design, flood risk assessment and management, utility design and planning as well as a good working knowledge of the Development Industry
• An appreciation of hydraulics, hydrology, geotechnics and building structures is desirable as well as an understanding of construction design stages and procedures
• The ability to produce infrastructure masterplans, site appraisals, technical reports, design calculations and construction drawings
• A good knowledge of the relevant design codes such as Water UK Sewerage Sector Guidance, Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, Local Authority Design Guidance and are well versed in the preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals
• Good written and spoken communication skills and are aware of current and emerging technical and planning guidance on climate change and sustainability
• The ability to use or direct and check the use of relevant software including InfoDrainage and Civils 3D
• Experience of liaison with clients, co-professionals and design teams, and competence in liaising with highway, water, statutory and local authorities to negotiate the necessary outline and detailed technical approvals and statutory agreements typically relating to development projects
• A good knowledge of the relevant legal processes, planning, design, design software, technical consents process, adoption and contract procedures for the provision of sewers, SuDS, highways and utilities to new developments and regeneration projects and how if, applied effectively, these skills combine to add value to a client’s development proposal
• A robust knowledge of the financial and contractual aspects of planning, bidding, and delivering both large and small projects
• Postgraduate (or equivalent) experience and are at least nearing Chartership or have equivalent commercial experience and responsibility.